Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay advocating a laissez-faire approach to AI development, while tech billionaires pour hundreds of millions into Super Pacs to elect pro-AI candidates and defeat regulators.
Republican Rep. Max Miller remains in Ohio's 7th Congressional District reelection race after missing the deadline for the GOP to replace him, despite mounting pressure and domestic abuse allegations.
In Damyang County, South Korea, the race for county mayor is a close contest between the Democratic Party and the Innovation Party. Voters are divided, with some favoring the ruling party for regional development and others supporting the incumbent Innovation Party candidate based on performance.
Andy Burnham faces a challenging byelection race for the Makerfield seat, with Reform UK posing a significant threat. The outcome could impact the future of Labour and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
A recently discovered recipe for success has been underpinning Oscar Coggins’ quest to book a ticket to this year’s Asian Games at the first time of asking. The only Hong Kong man to qualify for Saturday’s Triathlon World Cup leg in Chengdu, which is doubling as the first of three selection races for the city squad, Coggins needs to finish in the top 20 of a first-rate 68-man field to automatically qualify for September’s Games. The 26-year-old will dash down from his altitude camp in mainland...
Tamil superstar Joseph Vijay has launched his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), to contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. His solo campaign challenges the established DMK and AIADMK duopoly, testing whether cinematic popularity can overcome traditional grassroots machinery.
Former presidential secretary for AI policy Ha Jung-woo has declared his candidacy for Busan's Buk-A constituency in the June 3 by-election, creating a potential three-way race against former PPP leader Hang Dong-hoon and PPP lawmaker Park Min-shik. A recent poll shows Ha leading with 35.5%, followed by Han at 28.5% and Park at 26%. The Buk-A constituency is a traditional conservative stronghold that was one of the few districts won by the ruling Democratic Party in the last general elections.
Matt Klein, a sitting member of the Minnesota State Senate, said he made a bet out of curiosity, while Mark Moran claimed he wanted to see how Kalshi responded to insider trading activity.
